Verne Dickerson held a campaign fundraiser at O’Faolains in Sterling on May 10, 2011, with a crowd of about 45 people including Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio, Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens, and Supervisor candidates Geary Higgins and Steve Stockman. Verne stressed the importance of leadership and integrity as the primary qualities he would bring to the job, along with his commitment to the community of Loudoun County.

Only a few photos this time – click on each for a larger version. Below is the video of Verne’s speech, or click here to watch. (Technical glitches wiped out a bunch of photos, and suddenly my computer is acting up thus the volume on the video drops off a little at the beginning and end. Sorry!!)

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Technical Glitches, my foot! Scott York was also there, although he had to leave to go to another event. Several people were splitting their time that night, such are the times of political parties.

This was a lovely event and the restaurant looked great. It was decorated beautifully – balloons and food looked fabulous and there was an Irish band. O’Faolains is one of my neighborhood respites and they did an excellent job that evening.

Gary gave a wonderful introduction and Verne gave a nice speech, from the heart. It was a relaxed event and everyone had a good time. It was a pleasure to meet some new people and visit with my friends.

(Disclaimer, I am not doing any paid work for the Dickerson campaign or O’Faolains)

PS – O’Faolains is doubling the size of their outdoor patio and it is a great place to meet after work for a beer and burger (or bangers and mash).

That’s an interesting question, RWN. The answer is no; but thinking about it, I originally thought if anyone else jumped in it would hurt the Chase campaign, but now I think it would work the other way. She has a grassrOots thing going and those supporters are not going anywhere. A new candidate could take some of the Ramadan vote or the neutral vote. A lot of the air has now been sucked out of the room, so a newcomer could have a tough time.

Written by Wolverine about 4 years ago.

I attended the quarterly public safety meeting conducted by Capt. Rick Frye at the Eastern Loudoun substation on Wednesday night. Both Dickerson and Chapman were in attendance. Both of them listened intently for the entire session. Neither interrupted with questions or anything which would question or impact on Capt. Frye’s presentation. My conclusion? A pair of very professional gentlemen and law enforcement officers. A cut above some of the political crap which flies around this over-heated county.

Wolve, glad you finally got to see Verne in the flesh. He’s top drawer, and as honest as they come…. Frankly, I looked for you at the debate, as I was almost sure you’d be in attendance.
Be awful nice to meet you in person.